Friday, October 19, 2018

Body of Work



(This photo preserves memories of a place where we once lived)


Sometimes when I'm scribbling on a scrap of paper, I turn thoughtful ... and when that happens I try not to spoil the mood by talking too much.


Today's poem:


BODY OF WORK

No massive volumes
nor learned footnotes
preserve my tracks,
no ripples mark
my gentle passage,
yet my being here,
scribbling away,
may have made
a difference
to someone else.
If that's the case,
I am pleased,
verging on proud,
of my body of work.
© 1996

(originally published in Anterior Poetry Monthly)

Today's word: verging

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